The Grimsby Archives donated over 100 copies of this book to the Ontario Wine Society. It was written by Wm. F. Rannie in 1978 and it's an interesting account of the Ontario wine industry from 1811 to 1978.
While viewing some model homes in Stouffville with friends, I spoted this figure of a chef on one of the kitchen counters.
One of the lambs that will be used to eat the lower down grape leaves but, unfortunately, will end up on someone's dinner table next Fall.
At a special event at Featherstone Estate Winery last Saturday, they were showing the sheep that gave birth to some of the lambs that will help trim the grapes leaves this summer.
We had a special tasting of 2010 barrel samples and 2009 pre-release samples of Tawse Pinot Noirs yesterday. Great wines but very highly priced.
One of my Flickr contacts makes frames and other special effects so I thought I would add one of my photos to one of his frames.
My photo blog buddy, Photoshopplake, posted a shot from a photo seminar we did back in 2007 at Angels Gate Winery. I thought I would re-post a photo I took on that same day.
Taken by the docks in Port Perry, Ontario last summer.
Since it's snowing today after Spring-like weathe for the last few weeks, I thought I would post another shot of the Christmas Cactus in our kitchen.
I photographed this bottle for the Calamus website. Clear bottles are the hardest to photograph but with a little help from Photoshop, I managed to get a decent shot.
Some of the wine at Stonechurch comes in an unusual-shaped bottle. The sides go sraight-up and not slanted as most traditional bottles.
These barrels were stacked up outside Megalomaniac Winery.
The wine cellar at John Howard's Cellars of Distinction was all set up to do a private tasting of his reserve reds.
We had a private tasting of reserve red wines at John Howard's Cellars of Distinction last Sunday.
Our Christmas Cactus bloomed this week - 2 months after Christmas!
We were invited to a private wine tasting at Megalomaniac Wines yesterday. John Howard was there to talk about the wines. All reserve wines were great. We especially liked the Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
I don't know how much Stratus paid for this "art" behind their tasting bar but I think a monkey could do much better. Or maybe I just don't understand modern art???
These three unusual paintings are hanging in the retail area of Pilliterri Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
PondView is another new winery in Niagara-0n-the-Lake. It opened last June.
The Grimsby Archives donated over 100 copies of this book to the Ontario Wine Society. It was written by Wm. F. Rannie in 1978 and it's an interesting account of the Ontario wine industry from 1811 to 1978. 
While viewing some model homes in Stouffville with friends, I spoted this figure of a chef on one of the kitchen counters. 
One of the lambs that will be used to eat the lower down grape leaves but, unfortunately, will end up on someone's dinner table next Fall. 
At a special event at Featherstone Estate Winery last Saturday, they were showing the sheep that gave birth to some of the lambs that will help trim the grapes leaves this summer. 
We had a special tasting of 2010 barrel samples and 2009 pre-release samples of Tawse Pinot Noirs yesterday. Great wines but very highly priced.
One of my Flickr contacts makes frames and other special effects so I thought I would add one of my photos to one of his frames.
My photo blog buddy, Photoshopplake, posted a shot from a photo seminar we did back in 2007 at Angels Gate Winery. I thought I would re-post a photo I took on that same day.
Since it's snowing today after Spring-like weathe for the last few weeks, I thought I would post another shot of the Christmas Cactus in our kitchen.
I photographed this bottle for the Calamus website. Clear bottles are the hardest to photograph but with a little help from Photoshop, I managed to get a decent shot.
Some of the wine at Stonechurch comes in an unusual-shaped bottle. The sides go sraight-up and not slanted as most traditional bottles.
The wine cellar at John Howard's Cellars of Distinction was all set up to do a private tasting of his reserve reds.
We had a private tasting of reserve red wines at John Howard's Cellars of Distinction last Sunday.
Our Christmas Cactus bloomed this week - 2 months after Christmas!
We were invited to a private wine tasting at Megalomaniac Wines yesterday. John Howard was there to talk about the wines. All reserve wines were great. We especially liked the Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
I don't know how much Stratus paid for this "art" behind their tasting bar but I think a monkey could do much better. Or maybe I just don't understand modern art???
These three unusual paintings are hanging in the retail area of Pilliterri Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake.